Armenia’s natural gas operator pays more taxes than any other company
29.10.2010,
20:23
Armenia’s natural gas operator ZAO ArmRosGazprom, paid a total of 12.9 billion Drams in various taxes in the first nine months of the year, more than any other company, the State Revenue Committee said in a report.
YEREVAN, October 29, /ARKA/. Armenia’s natural gas operator ZAO ArmRosGazprom, paid a total of 12.9 billion Drams in various taxes in the first nine months of the year, more than any other company, the State Revenue Committee said in a report.
According to the report, the total amount of taxes paid by Armenia’s largest corporate taxpayers grew by 18% year-on-year to 254.7 billion Drams. But the growth was due to rise in indirect taxes which grew in the reporting period of time by 29% year-on-year to 139.4 billion Drams. The volume of direct taxes slashed by 5.5% to only 52.44 billion Drams.
Compared to the first nine months of 2009 the share of direct taxes paid by largest taxpayers slashed from 26% to 21% this year.
Other largest taxpayers are Alex Grig company (12.3 billion Drams), K-Telecom (trading as VivaCell-MTS, 12.2 billion Drams) ArmenTel telecommunications company (11.1 billion Drams) and Zangezur copper smelter (8.8 billion Drams). -0-
According to the report, the total amount of taxes paid by Armenia’s largest corporate taxpayers grew by 18% year-on-year to 254.7 billion Drams. But the growth was due to rise in indirect taxes which grew in the reporting period of time by 29% year-on-year to 139.4 billion Drams. The volume of direct taxes slashed by 5.5% to only 52.44 billion Drams.
Compared to the first nine months of 2009 the share of direct taxes paid by largest taxpayers slashed from 26% to 21% this year.
Other largest taxpayers are Alex Grig company (12.3 billion Drams), K-Telecom (trading as VivaCell-MTS, 12.2 billion Drams) ArmenTel telecommunications company (11.1 billion Drams) and Zangezur copper smelter (8.8 billion Drams). -0-
